Hello Ginger and Frank,
I’m amazed at how many good responses have been posted regarding my question – thanks everyone!
Ginger and Frank you both raise some valid points which I must consider in depth. If I am I indeed hypertensive for real and being ‘fooled’ by what look like normal readings from the electric monitor – how will I know as the GP is only going on these results to make her decision? All I can do is take the advice of the GP (which won’t help with the CAA as the electric monitor records won’t wash with them). So it’s down to either performing for the nurse three times or paying for a 24-hour test (I’m not even sure the nurse will agree to three ‘unnecessary’ visits). Anyway it’s unlikely that I will calm down enough to be able to ‘prove’ my BP without a 24-hour test.
So what do I do. Well I maybe able to play a joker at this point and return home for a few days. How will this help I hear you mutter. I’ll explain, after four+ years of moving around with uni etc I’ve ended up living in the south (Wilts to be exact). Before this I lived at ‘home’, up north. My plan is to go back up north for a few days where I know the doctors, nurses and surgery very well and get my three BP readings taken up there (my mother’s the practice manger you see so its easy to arrange such things, she might even be able to arrange a short notice 24-hour test if need be!).
So there you have it, I’m either hypertensive but just for the doc’s or hypertensive all the time but not for the little electric machine! Either way I’ll have a hard time convincing myself, the doctor and the CAA. I just hope the truth will out sooner rather that later.
Thanks again – QQ
P.S – my results from the electric BP monitor so far:
Day Time BP Rate Activity
Thursday 07:30 109/72 70 Before b’fast
20:05 130/78 74 Watching TV
Friday 12:25 134/79 78 After Lunch
20:47 119/81 109 After exercise
Saturday 09:03 118/74 77 Before b’fast
16:05 122/67 74 Resting on sofa
Sunday 10:40 125/81 90 During house work
23:33 111/71 87 After bath
Monday 11:49 132/84 81 Before lunch
21:15 110/75 100 After exercise
Tuesday 08:00 130/75 80 After b’fast
21:46 122/70 94 5mins after exercise